Democratic News

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Jewish Caucus today announced their recent town hall event hosted nearly 100 members of the community including local elected officials, Jewish community leaders, and members of the media. 

COLUMBUS — State Reps. Joe Miller (D-Amherst) and Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) Wednesday introduced a bill to provide absentee ballot drop boxes at every polling place and to allow absentee ballots to be dropped off at any box within the county it was issued in.

COLUMBUS — Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) and Hamilton County Commissioner Denise Driehaus today released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s visit to Ohio and Northern Kentucky.

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Democratic Women’s Legislative Caucus (ODWLC) today released the following statement regarding Ohio State President Ted Carter’s resignation Monday.

COLUMBUS – Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood), House Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati), State Representative and President of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland), and State Representative and Chairwoman of the Ohio Democratic Women's Legislation Caucus Munira Abdullahi (D-Columbus) today released the following statements following their press conference in response to Governor DeWine’s State of the State address.

COLUMBUS — State Reps. Rachel Baker (D-Cincinnati) and Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) Wednesday  introduced House Bill (HB) 740, which would allow medical providers to display an informational poster regarding medical benefits and services offered for veterans.  

COLUMBUS — Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) today released the following statement in response to the ongoing military actions by the U.S. and Israel in Iran and the Iranian attacks across the Middle East.

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) and Munira Abdullahi (D-Columbus) today released the following statement following the House passage of House Bill (HB) 292 which would establish the Ohio Defense Commission:

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) and Meredith Lawson-Rowe (D-Reynoldsburg) today introduced a new piece of legislation focused on using state dollars to support veterans. House Bill (HB) 721 will establish the Veterans Organization Grant Program. Through the Department of Development, local veterans’ organizations can use these grants to either celebrate veterans or help provide veterans with necessities. Additionally, this grant program can provide additional funds to existing county programs that provide funds to military and veterans organizations for Memorial Day expenses.  

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Munira Abdullahi (D-Columbus) and Rep. Crystal Lett (D-Columbus) last week introduced legislation to prevent health insurance companies from disregarding the professional judgment of licensed medical providers, including expert diagnoses and prescribed treatments.